Ki Seitzei 23:10 · unit 4

TT #346 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:10

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה טָה֖וֹר מִקְּרֵה־לָ֑יְלָה וְיָצָא֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תּ֥וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

If there is among you a man who is not clean by reason of a nocturnal occurrence, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come into the midst of the camp.

Chabad.org — 23:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 254.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִקְּרֵה לַיְלָה – אַף בַּיּוֹם.

English: “A nocturnal occurrence” — even if it occurs by day.

On the daf / in context: The term is paradigmatic; the rule applies to any seminal emission.

Type of Learning

Expansion beyond the literal night setting.

What Is Learned

Any seminal emission, day or night, requires temporary exclusion from the camp.